RB Leipzig 1-3 Man City: Julian Alvarez and Jeremy Doku deliver off the bench in battling Champions League win
After defeats to Newcastle and Wolves, Pep Guardiola’s side travelled to Germany looking to make it two wins from two in Group G at the start of the defence of their European crowd, but it looked as though they would be frustrated.
Despite dominating the first-half, and taking a lead into the break through Phil Foden’s first-time finish, City were pegged back just a few minutes after the break as Lois Openda beat Ederson after a swift counter.
The match remained level heading into the closing stages, at which point Alvarez, only just off the bench, curled a sensational finish into the top corner from the edge of the area to restore the lead. That forced Leipzig to push for an equaliser in stoppage-time, but that left space to be ruthlessly exploited.
Alvarez slide the pass through to fellow substitutes Jeremy Doku, who finished off a swift counter to leave City in complete control of Group G, and in confident mood heading into Sunday’s huge Premier League trip to face Arsenal.
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